Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 25, 2016
Submitted
May 27, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N635JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2725
Aircraft time
41,648 hours, 14,516 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
793C000001
Part serial
793C000GA050666
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
41,655 hours, 14,516 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT FROM AIRPORT, FLAP HANDLE MOVED FROM 1 TO 0. FLAP LOCK SLATS WENT TO ZERO FLAPS LOCKED A LITTLE LESS THAN 1. ECAM MESSAGE, F/CTL FLAPS LOCKED-WING TIP BRAKE ON. AFTERWARDS AN OVERSPEED WARNING WAS DISPLAYED. DIVERTED, EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. R & R RT WING TIP BRAKE, POSITION 35CV IAW AMM 27-51-51. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. ACFT WAS RELEASED. ACFT WAS ON A FERRY FLIGHT, NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD, FT 6115, ON 5/26/16, WHEN PILOT REPORTED FLAPS LOCKED AT ZERO. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY INTO DESTINATION. ACFT LANDED SAFELY. FOUND RT FLAP, NR 3 ACTUATOR AT FAULT. R & R ACTUATOR REF 27-54-49. COMPLIED WITH ADJUSTMENT AND TEST REF 27-54-00 .OPS CHECK NORMAL. CONFIDENCE FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. NO REPORTED ISSUES. ACFT RETURNING TO SERVICE.

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